Water is ICE
Water is ice Needed by some An inconvenience to others But why have our hearts turned to ice We no longer feel the pain of others There was a time when pictures of hungry starving people made me Cry and cringe When I hear the news of people killing people for no just reason I ranted and raved, I cried over spilt blood People dying all over the world for no just cause Now I hear these same stories but it seems my heart has lost its ability to feel I say oh how sad But the tears no longer come to my eyes Why has my heart turned to ice? Do I have it all? Can I no longer remember what it was like to want what I do not have? There were times when little things brought tears to my eyes The behaviour of the squirrel on the grass The injustice I see and hear Now I want to shed those tears but it has all turned to ice I get upset over nothing O’ my icy heart When did you become so? O Allah please bring the tears back to my eyes Please help me feel the pain of those around me Let me rise from in